| The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||||
| Week ending APRIL 4, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHITE LIGHTNING George Jones (Mercury 71406) | 3 | 9 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2 | DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (It’s Forty Below) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | WHO CARES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7437) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | BILLY BAYOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| 6 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| 7 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | HOME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7479) | 15 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | |
| 10 | I’VE RUN OUT OF TOMORROWS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4085) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
| 11 | THE HANGING TREE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41325) | 17 | 20 | 22 | 8 | |
| 12 | I’M IN LOVE AGAIN George Morgan (Columbia 41318) | 18 | 18 | 27 | 5 | |
| 13 | CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7435) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| 14 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
| 15 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument 400) Bill Monroe & Blue Grass Boys (Decca 30809) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | |
| 16 | DARK HOLLOW Luke Gordon (Blue Ridge 502) Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71387) | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
| 17 | THANKS A LOT Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 316) | 20 | — | — | 2 | |
| 18 | BEYOND THE SHADOW Browns (RCA Victor 47-7427) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |
| 19 | A LONG TIME AGO Faron Young (Capitol 4113) | 16 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
| 20 | A THOUSAND MILES AGO Webb Pierce (Decca 30858) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | WHICH ONE IS TO BLAME Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
| 22 | DOGGONE THAT TRAIN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7448) | 26 | 28 | 26 | 4 | |
| 23 | MOMMY FOR A DAY Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) | 23 | 26 | 23 | 9 | |
| 24 | WAIT AND SEE Roy Drusky (Decca 30793) | 19 | 30 | 32 | 6 | |
| 25 | YANKEE, GO HOME Goldie Hill (Decca 30826) | 27 | 23 | 33 | 4 | |
| 26 | KNOXVILLE GIRL Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4117) Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 22 | 17 | 14 | 9 | |
| 27 | MY REASON FOR LIVING Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4123) | 25 | 25 | 35 | 4 | |
| 28 | LIFE TO LIVE Billie Morgan (Starday 420) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 29 | COUNTRY MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) | 28 | 19 | 17 | 21 | |
| 30 | FOREIGN CAR Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7472) | 32 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | I’LL TAKE THE BLAME Jean Shepard (Capitol 4129) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 32 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | TREASURE OF LOVE George Jones (Mercury 71373) | 29 | 21 | 13 | 17 | |
| 34 | I TRADED HER LOVE (For Deep Purple Wine) Roland Johnson (Brunswick 55110) | 24 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE Carl Smith (Columbia 41290) | — | 32 | 29 | 12 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 20 records, along with titles only for positions 21 through 35. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 20 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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